Unusual plot, thrilling twists, surprise ending !!

Except for his Alex Cross novels, most of James Patterson's efforts in recent years have been collaborations with a co-writer - this one his second outing with Michael Ledwidge (of "Step on a Crack"). However, unlike most of Patterson's best sellers, this story is definitely not a good guys finding and chasing the bad guys tale at all! Instead Lauren Stillwell, a NYC homicide cop, after catching her husband Paul involved in an apparent lunchtime dalliance, decides to have her own "quickie" with a colleague, Scott Thayer. When Scott pays a dear price at what looks to be the hands of her husband, and to make matters worse, Lauren gets assigned the police case, what follows is a spiral of lies, incredible coincidences, and mayhem. No more of the plot can be revealed without spoiling it, but the twists and turns of the storyline, presented in the typical for Patterson two-to-three page chapters, engages one in a fast-paced, relatively short summertime read that is great fun. You might be questioning the morals of the main characters before it's over, but the outcome will surely surprise if not delight!! While some reviewers feel this "beach book" is not up to snuff, having read virtually every Patterson book, over forty now (!), we'd rate it as one of his most clever, most sensational, and most entertaining! Not every book has to end Hollywood style to make it good! Or, come to think of it, maybe this one does!